Texas A&M’s Gavin Stansbury leaves team; Victor Davis suspended

Gavin Stansbury had 73 tackles during his three-year career in College Station. (Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)

Texas A&M defensive lineman Gavin Stansbury has left the team to attend to personal matters, football coach Kevin Sumlin announced Monday.

Stansbury, a 6-4, 257-pound senior from Franklin, La., played in 10 games a year ago, recording 47 total tackles and three sacks. As a sophomore in 2012, he saw action in 11 games and recorded nine tackles with seven assists and a forced fumble.

“While we will miss Gavin being a part of our program, there is more to life than football,” Sumlin said. “We wish him the best as he focuses on the personal issues ahead of him.”

Sumlin also confirmed the arrest of defensive back Victor Davis, a 6-0, 194-pound freshman from Rosenburg, on a shoplifting charge in his hometown recently. He is suspended from athletic participation per athletics department policy.

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